Stepping up accessibility for Paralympics [Video in English]
With less than eight months to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, groups and individuals are trying to step up accessibility in the capital.
Category: Paralympics
Become a Para Entertainer for the Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies
“Do you want to be part of one of Paralympic history? Then apply now to be one of the Paralympic cast member!”
Paralympic marathon to stay in Tokyo; street party planned
International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said data shows the heat and humidity should not be a problem. The Paralympics open Aug. 25, several weeks after the Olympics close on Aug. 9. Parsons emphasized the athletes did not want to leave Tokyo.
Paralympics: IPC to make official 2020 Paralympic film with NHK
“It will be the first time the IPC has directly engaged in the production of the official film of the games, with NHK producers, rather than well-known movie directors, steering the production.”
A Record 3.1 Million Requests were made for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Tickets
“The number is three times more than were requested during the same period for the London 2012 Paralympics and far exceeds the 2.3 million tickets available for the Games.”
Japan Paralympic flame to be lit in more than 700 municipalities
“The flames of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics will be ignited in over 700 municipalities across all 47 of Japan’s prefectures before they unite for the torch relay, games organizers said…”It will be a symbol of an inclusive society,” Tokyo Games organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori said.”
Flower bouquets with a stuffed doll in the shape of Someity, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic mascot, will be handed to medal-winning athletes
“About 5,000 bouquets will be prepared to give to athletes at the medal ceremonies of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. A stuffed doll of the games’ mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, will also be attached to to the bouquet.”
NHK reports that as the summer heat becomes a concern for Tokyo 2020, Japan’s Para team looks for ways to cool down [Video in English]
“NHK reports that as the summer heat becomes a concern for Tokyo 2020, Japan’s Para team looks for ways to cool down. From an NHK news report broadcast at 7pm on Sunday 10th 2019.”
Paralympic Japanese canoeist Monika Seryu hopes Tokyo 2020 Games will trigger social change
“”If people’s minds are changed, society will change as well,” Seryu told Kyodo News in a recent interview in Tokyo after giving a presentation at the Swedish Embassy during an event related to the 2020 Tokyo Games.”
Paralympics: IPC says marathon to proceed in Tokyo
“The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games marathon will proceed in the Japanese capital as planned, International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons said Thursday.”
